Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon: Special Demo Version (Nintendo, available October 18 late morning) - FreeThe Special Demo Version introduces players to the Alola region and features Ash-Greninja, the Pokémon that appears alongside the hero Ash in the animated TV series Pokémon the Series: XYZ. Players are able to transfer their Ash-Greninja from the Special Demo Version to their full version of Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon.

Rhythm Paradise Megamix (Nintendo, available October 21) - €29.99/£24.99Find your flow and take on the greatest hits from Rhythm Paradise! Test your rhythm by chopping wood, sticking speeding viruses with forks and playing badminton while flying an airplane, all in time to catchy tunes in this deceptively challenging rhythm game. The accessible controls and catchy music, combined with the new visual feedback system, make this a great entry in the Rhythm Paradise series. Can you match the beat and reach Rhythm Paradise?

Ping Pong Trick Shot (Starsign) - €1.99/£1.99Test your ball throwing skills across a variety of challenges as you attempt to throw a ball into a cup on the other side of the screen.

Use the Circle Pad or Stylus to fling a ball at just the right trajectory and power to make it land inside the cup. Use items such as warp holes, trampolines and moving platforms to overcome seemingly impossible levels. Challenge your throwing skills across four game modes: Score Attack, Mission Mode, Challenge Mode and Time Attack.

Pirate Pop Plus (13AM Games) - €4.49/£4.09 (free if you purchased the Wii U version)Join Pete Jr on his quest to defeat the nefarious Bubble Pirate, an evil villain who has trapped the innocent townsfolk in bubbles! Dodge and pop bubbles with your anchor while collecting power-ups and managing Bubble Pirate’s constant gravity-switching mischief! When you feel at your Piratey-est, test your skill in the ultra-challenging Hyper Mode... The game may be faster and harder, but you'll find treasures beyond your wildest dreams. Coins as far as the eye can see! Collect coins to unlock content in the game’s shop like new music, new faceplates, buttons, backlights, and even characters for your bubble-popping mayhem! Yarr!Super Ghouls'n Ghosts (CAPCOM, SNES VC) - €7.99/£7.19 (€5.59/£5.00 until November 3)The third game in the legendary Ghosts’n Goblins series, Super Ghouls’n Ghosts follows brave Sir Arthur’s quest through demon-infested lands to rescue the kidnapped princess. Battle through deadly stages and beat each level’s boss to progress. But watch out: if Arthur is injured his armour breaks, leaving him only in his boxer shorts!

Super Castlevania IV (Konami, SNES VC) - €7.99/£7.19 (€5.59/£5.00 until November 3)A century of Transylvanian tranquillity has ended. Count Dracula has returned, and this time he has a tombstone with your name on it, Simon Belmont!Explore the castle and its gruesome grounds, using your whip like a grappling hook to swing past traps; and arm yourself with weapons like axes, holy water and more, to send Dracula’s minions back to the grave!

Rhythm Paradise Megamix Ringside (Nintendo) - €1.99/£1.79The Ringside rhythm game is now a theme! With familiar music, SFX and animations, it's almost like you're actually playing it!

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Pirate Pop Plus (13AM Games) - €4.49/£4.09 (free if you purchased the New Nintendo 3DS version)Join Pete Jr on his quest to defeat the nefarious Bubble Pirate, an evil villain who has trapped the innocent townsfolk in bubbles! Dodge and pop bubbles with your anchor while collecting power-ups and managing Bubble Pirate’s constant gravity-switching mischief! When you feel at your Piratey-est, test your skill in the ultra-challenging Hyper Mode... The game may be faster and harder, but you'll find treasures beyond your wildest dreams. Coins as far as the eye can see! Collect coins to unlock content in the game’s shop like new music, new faceplates, buttons, backlights, and even characters for your bubble-popping mayhem! Yarr!Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself (Petite Games) - €1.99/£1.79Let's shoot those alien butts! Fight again endless waves of invaders in this arcade space shooter game! Collect power-ups to increase your firepower and multiplier coins to reach unbeatable high scores. Shoot those alien butts in Classic, Time Attack, Hardcore or Invaders mode and challenge your friends in Multiplayer mode. If you like classic arcade shooters or ducks, you will love Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself. PS: Don't hurt the duck!

Fire: Ungh's Quest (Daedalic GmbH) - €9.99/£8.99FIRE: Ungh's Quest is a puzzleventure with intuitive puzzle design. Without any words it tells a savagely hilarious story. Journey into the Stone Age and face the most challenging task of this era: The search for fire! This story's hero is the lovably chaotic Neanderthal Ungh who dozes off during his very first night watch. The next morning, the catastrophe ensues: the fire's gone out and Ungh is banished from his village. Now you have to help Ungh finding a new flame, searching every corner of the Stone Age world. No matter if he has to search the insides of a dinosaur, smouldering volcanoes or even through time itself, there is no place Ungh wouldn't look for new fire.

Very true. You can get most of, if not all, the games discounted here cheaper at retail, with the exception of the new Fatal Frame I imagine. The Nintendo Selects are great discounts but only come around once in a blue moon. Would it really kill them to knock these games down to £20 for a week?